Rikers will be sold to the highest bidder for the newest in luxury real estate... — Neighbor on Demolition on White Street jail damages neighboring building

The issue with traffic on the west side highway has nothing to do with how many lanes it has, it has to do pinch point gridlock at the tunnel entrances..... So yes, more space for bicycles. — A Tribeca Parent on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

This is always my argument too (no one listens). You could rebuild Rikers with all the new progressive architectural approaches to jails on the island's current open space, and it would be much much easier in every regard. Then tear down the existing Rikers. Then develop a better ferry system for families to visit, rather than what the city makes them do now: take private vans from Burger King parking lots. — Tribeca Citizen on Demolition on White Street jail damages neighboring building

If it is any consolation, bus riders are actually 3rd class citizens — JZ on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

I don’t drive but funny how my bike neighbors - who’d like to eliminate vehicles and profess to care about the environment - get so much e-commerce delivery.... — JZ on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Just wondering: Rikers has outdoor recreation and green space - not seeing that there will be any in a high-rise jail. The logic for borough jails was to make it more accessible for visiting family. But people will be housed where they committed the crime. Many committing crimes in Manhattan actually live in other boroughs..... — JLA on Demolition on White Street jail damages neighboring building

E-bikes and motorized scooters aren’t currently allowed on the HRP bike lanes, but they’ve taken over that path nonetheless (in large part because there’s no safe alternative for them along that stretch), and have made it quite unsafe for pedestrians and recreational bikers alike as a result. The point of the dedicated micro-mobility lanes on the highway is to re-direct those electric/motorized users there, in order to return the HRP bike paths back to recreational bike use only (of course, will need some enforcement, but there will no longer be any excuse). We’ve designed our streets in the U.S. almost entirely for automobiles; we’re just so accustomed to being second-class citizens as pedestrians and bikers that we don’t realize how inefficient and nonsensical our existing approach is. — Reader on Reade on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

It's been around since May 2023! — Andre on New Gallery on the Block: Nino Mier Gallery

@ChibecaMom - we have a call with Marte's office on Monday about the shelter at 105 Washington if you want to join. — Ursila Jung on Demolition on White Street jail damages neighboring building

Hmm, most of the time the bike path is not that crowded. Yes, briefly at rush hours, or on a beautiful weekend day it gets congested, especially near crossings like Little Island, and yes, mopeds and high speed E-bikes need to be stopped and ticketed, but most of the time it is perfectly fine. How about having the bike lane on the west side of West street only be used on weekends, when bike/jogging traffic is heaviest, and vehicular traffic on the highway is lighter? Use the flexible Jersey barriers that can be slide/moved into place like some roads do for HOV/rush hour lanes near tunnels, to separate the lane from traffic? Looking at rendering for east side alternative, it seems like the bike path would take place of parking lane along West Street. — Robert Ripps on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Where does it say that they are going to separate the motorized scooters and ebikes? These types of vehicles will still infringe on the bike lanes. — TribecaMom on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

This might be the dumbest, politically motivated, idea ever! Does he provide numbers to back up his claim of overcrowding? I am pretty sure any civil engineer would be able to sort this political boondoggle out. How about installing speedbumps so all these wanna be Lance Armstrongs, who don't slow down or stop as they should, don't injure kids and people trying to cross the path? — N on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Sorry, did not mean to post in response to Lisa’s comment! — Reader on Reade on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Excellent idea, and long overdue. Time to separate mopeds, electric bikes and scooters from recreational bikers that use the Hudson River Park path. Multi-modal street design makes so much sense in a packed city of millions. The NYC congestion tax should be 10x the current proposal; driving (and parking) in a dense, transit-rich city is a privilege, not a right. Northern European cities are decades ahead of us, and are definitely not suffering economically for it. — Reader on Reade on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

They are banned. Very hard to enforce. — Tribeca Citizen on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

I'm in favor of anything to tame and reduce cars on West Street. I definitely favor this, even though I'm not a biker. The pathway is absolutely slammed at peak hours, even if it's not packed 24/7. It's literally the most heavily used bike lane in the country. — malcolm on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Any plan that talks about adding bike lanes to the West Side Highway should be paired with a plan that expands Hudson River Park into the existing bike lane. The park is far more overcrowded than the bike lanes. — person on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

This is great news! The existing lane is great but far too narrow for the existing volume of cyclists and runners/walkers. Segregating these groups will make it better for everyone. — Ben on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

The more congestion they create with these bike lanes, bike parking, etc. the more ammunition for congestion pricing. Create the problem then charge $15 when the car makes a turn off of the west side highway. Note the area covered for the suggested bike lanes on the west side highway. — TribecaMom on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

really? congestion in the already existing bike lane along Hudson River Park? I see the bike lanes from my living room, never congested. carving out a lane on the westside highway with traffic already a nightmare is one of the dumbest ideas even for a NYC progressive BP. obviously in the pocket of Trans Alt since He keeps pushing it. What is the endgame here?, We have unused bike lanes, congestion pricing, take the subway you say? look at the cesspool that has become. Gunshots in a subway car yesterday. I don't recognize this once wonderful city anymore — S on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Start with banning all the mopeds and e-bikes from the path. It’s already too much like riding in a lane of traffic on the W Side Hwy — Chris Murphey on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

Bike Congestion? Seems to me the right solution would be Congestion Pricing for bikes. Bicyclists can walk, bus, subway Wondering why the MBP does not care about subway and bus riders? Subways are in crisis. Buses are packed. — Lisa O on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

No. No more money or resources for bicycles. Bicyclists - especially Citibike and spandex - who proactively endanger pedestrians, ignore red lights, go the wrong way, curse any pedestrian who objects. All City and State funding needs to go to essential MTA bus and subway — Subway on Borough president has a plan for highway bike lanes

The mayor needs to be impeached Tonight a man was shot in the head on the subway - it is beyond ridiculous Maybe if elected officials could concentrate on crime rather than concentrating on a former president the city would be livable again — Sam on Hector’s Jewelry robbed at gunpoint; another robbery on Church

Keep trying. — R. on Old dining sheds should come down this summer